Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty Filmmaker dream hampton reached out to a number of celebrities for her game-changing documentary Surviving R. Kelly. Stars like Lady Gaga, Erykah Badu, Celine Dion, Jay-Z, and Dave Chappelle all reportedly declined to participate in the series, which dug deep into the numerous allegations of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse against the R&B singer. John Legend was ultimately one of the only A-listers who agreed to participate. "It was incredibly difficult to get people who had collaborated (artistically) with Kelly to come forward," Hampton told The Detroit Free Press. It's impossible to walk away from Surviving R. Kelly and not feel deeply disappointed in the many artists who continued to work with Kelly for years, in light of child pornography charges and nearly two decades of damning lawsuits and well-reported allegations. Soulless, the upcoming book from reporter Jim DeRogatis, who effectively broke the R. Kelly story in 2000 and has been ...

The makers of the live-action reboot of 'Sonic the Hedgehog' have shifted the release date of the film to February 14, 2020. Earlier, the film was eyeing a release in November 2019.After the trailer of 'Sonic the Hedgehog' was released earlier this month, Twitterati criticised the director over the character's look.Director Jeff Fowler on Friday tweeted in this regard and said, " Taking a little more time to make Sonic just right." He shared a graphic indicating the new release date of the film.After the huge outcry of fans on Sonic's looks, the director accepted the feedback and tweeted, " Thank you for the support. And the criticism."He added, "The message is loud and clear. You aren't happy with the design & you want changes. It's going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be."The trailer which released on May 1, opens with Sonic whizzing by police sheriff Tom Wachowski, played by James Marsden.The trailer .

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Few places summon the trolls like movie reviews. After suffering through multiple cases of review-bombing – when trolls flood in with disproportionate negative reviews – Rotten Tomatoes wants to weed out the people who haven't actually, you know seen the movie. Specifically, users will now be required to verify their ticket purchase for their votes to be counted in the new Audience Score: "Rotten Tomatoes now features an Audience Score made up of ratings from users we've confirmed bought tickets to the movie – we're calling them "Verified Ratings." We're also tagging written reviews from users we can confirm purchased tickets… This story continues at The Next Web